Window-shade hanger.



N0. 708,156. Patented Sept. 2, I902.

I J. B. MERKEL. WINDOW SHADE HANGER.

(Application filed Nov. 22, 1901.,

(No Model.) I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES B. MERKEL, OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI.

WINDOW-SHADE HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,156, datedSeptember 2, 1902.

Application filed November 22, 1901. Serial No. 83,310. (No model.) i

T0 all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES B. MERKEL,a citizen of the United States,residing at Hattiesburg,in the county of Perry and State of Mississippi,have invented a new and useful'Window-Shade Hanger, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvementsin window-shade hangers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofwindow-shade hangers and to provide an exceedingly simple andinexpensive one adapted to be readily applied to a window and capable ofadj ustment to accommodate itself to windows of different widths.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a window-shade hangerof this character adapted to receivean ordinary spring-rollerwindow-shade and a pole forsupporting lace curtains or other drapery andadapted also to be readily operated to lower the same within convenientreach to permit the curtains or drapery to be removed,replaced,andadjusted or draped as desired.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a window-shade hangerconstructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to awindow. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of one of the brackets. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalview showing another form of bracket.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw lngs.

l designates a supporting-frame composed of two rods 2 and a centraltubular section 3, receiving the adjacent ends of the rods and adaptedto permit the frame to be adjusted laterally to vary its width to suitthe window to which it is to be applied. The rods are provided at theirouter ends with arms 4, terminating in laterally extending pivots orpintles 5, which are arranged in suitable bearings 6, whereby the frameis adapted to swing upward and downward to raise and lower its topportion. The bearings 6 may consist of the screw-eyes shown in Fig. 1,or any other form of bearing may be employed.

The frame, which supports brackets 7 and 8, is held in a raised positionby a catch 9, consisting of a horizontal spring or' bar secured at itsinner end to the window-frame and provided at its outer endwith a curvedbend forming a jaw and receiving and'adapted to conform to theconfiguration of the adjacent arm 4 of the hinged supporting-frame. Thesupporting-frame is adapted to be readily swung inward and outward intoand out of engagement with the catch when sufficient power is applied,and the outer end of the catch is bent at a slight angle to enable it tobe readily deflected when the supportingframe is swung upward. Thesupportingframe is swung upward and downward by rods 10, provided attheir lower ends with rings and having their upper ends bent at rightangles to form eyes-11 and to provide arms 12. The eyes are arranged onthe top of the supporting-frame, and the arms, which extend outwardtherefrom, terminate in hooks 13, which are adapted to receive acurtainpole or other suitable device for supporting lace curtains,draperies, and the like. When the hinged frame is swung downward, itrests against a support 14, which is substantially U-shaped, beingprovided at its outer end with a transversely-disposed portion 15,curved inward to form a seat.

The brackets 7 and 8, which are adapted to support a curtain-shade,depend from the top of the frame and each consists ofa strip of metalhaving its upper portion doubled on itself to form an eye 16 and securedto the body portion of the bracket by a bolt 17. The bolt 17, whichconnects the body portion of the bracket and the upper end of the stripof metal of which the bracket is constructed, is adapted to cause thebracket to clamp the supporting frame. The lower end of the bracket 8 isbent upon itself to form a circular bearing-eye 19 to receive the roundjour nal of a curtain shade roller. The other bracket '7 has its lowerend bent upon itself to form an approximately U-shaped support orbearing 20, which is open at its top and which is adapted to receive thejournal of the curtain-roller that is connected with the spring thereof.The journal 21, which is fiattened, is retained in the recess of the U-shaped bearing 20 by a clamp 22, consisting of an approximatelyhorizontal top portion 23 and a hook-shaped lower portion. The topportion 23 extends across the top of the U- shaped bearing and engages ashoulder 24 of the body of the bracket, and the depending hook-shapedportion passes around and engages the bottom of the bracket, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2. The lower terminal of the clamp is bent outward toenable it to be readily grasped, and the hook-shaped portion is adaptedto be readily swung into and out of engagement with the bottom ofthebracket. When the clamp is detached, the journal 21 of thecurtain-roller is adapted to be readily removed from the bracket throughthe open top of the bearing, and when the clamp is replaced the journalis securely confined in the bearing.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is illustrated a modification of theinvention, in which the clamp 25 is arranged the reverse of that shownin Fig. 2. In Fig. 2 the bracket is bent to form the shoulder 24, and inFig. 4 the bracket is provided with an opening 26, through which the topof the clamp extends. The top of the clamp extends forward from the topof the bracket and confines the springjournal therein.

It will be seen that the curtain-shade hanger is exceedingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to support acurtain-shade and lace curtains or similar dra peries, and that it isadapted to permit the same to be readily lowered within easy reach. Itwill also be seen that the window-shade hanger is adapted to permit theshade, lace curtains, or other draperies of the window to be readilydropped below the top of the window to afford either ventilation orlight and to enable the air to pass freely through the top of the windowwhen the upper sash is lowered.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details .of constructionwithin the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention, such as varying the form of the brackets 7 and 8 andpermanently securing the same to the supporting-frame instead of makingthem detachable, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

What I claim is- 1. A device of the class described comprising asupporting-frame designed to be hinged to a window-frame and adapted toswing upward and downward, brackets carried by the frame and adapted tosupport a curtainshade, and rods forming handles and provided with eyesreceiving the frame, said rods being also provided with arms arranged tosupport a curtain-pole, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a supporting-frameprovided with arms designed to be hinged to a window-frame at oppositesides thereof and capable of swinging upward and downward, bracketscarried by the frame and adapted to support a curtain-shade, rods hingedto the frame and forming handles for operating the same and providedwith arms arranged to support a curtain-pole, a catch arranged at oneside of the frame in position for engaging the same and adapted to holdthe said frame in an elevated position, and a support located below thecatch and arranged to receive the frame when the latter is swungdownward, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising a hinged supporting-framearranged to swing upward and downward, means for holding the frame in anelevated position, brackets carried by the frame, one of the bracketsbeing provided with an eye and the other bracket having a substantiallyU- shaped bearing portion, and a resilient clamp detachably mounted onthe bearing portion of the bracket and extending across the said bearingportion from the exterior of one side and terminating at the inner faceof the opposite side, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described com prisinga frame,a bracket carriedby the frame and provided with an approximately U-shaped bearingporti0n,and a resilient clamp extending across the top of the bearingportion of the bracket and having a hook-shaped lower portion engagingthe bottom of the bracket, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described com prising a frame, a bracketcarried by the frame and provided with an approximately U shaped bearingportion and having a shoulder at the top thereof, and a resilient clampinterlocked with the bracket at the bottom thereof and having an upperportion extending across the bearing portion of the bracket from theexterior of one side and terminating at the inner face of the oppositeside and engaging the shoulder, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES B. MERKEL.

WVitnesses:

N. W. EWING, MARGARET I'I. SULLIVAN.

